Which excerpt from the passage best states the authors' claim?
"Why were the English the first to build factories to
mill cloth?"
O "Because of the wealth they gained, the trade
connections they made, and the banking systems
they developed in the slave and sugar trade."
"Indeed, the cheap cloth from the factories was used
to clothe the slaves."
O "English factories, you might say, were built, run, and
paid for by sugar."

the answer should be b.

explanation:

it should be b because she researched before writing so it would be in past tense. "the author researches her subject before she had written the first draft.

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noun: a temporary state of mind or feeling.

adjective: (especially of music) inducing or suggestive of a particular feeling or state of mind.

examples:

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i think it's either 'to expose the corruption of the communists in russia', or 'to criticize animal brutality by communists in russia.'  

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